Hammock



M. DEMLiNGER.

HAMMOCK. AFPLIICATION FILED APR.5.1919.

IN Vf N TOI? Patenfed Feb. 10, 1920.

UTED sTnTns PATENT ornion.

MORRIS DEMLINGER, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAMMOCK.

Application filed April 5, 1919.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS DEMLINGER, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Somerville, county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Hammock, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to hammocks, and has reference more particularly tov a hammock comprising a hammock body and a foldable supporting framework therefor, the framework consisting of pairs of hinged uprights and hinged longitudinal members connecting the pairs of uprights.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, light weight and inexpensive hammock of the type described, which can be cheaply produced in quantities, and which may be fashioned from any suitable material.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hammock having a foldable, supporting frame, which can be compactly folded for transportation, which can be readily set up and taken down, and which, while light in constructionvwill, nevertheless, support a considerable weight.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a supporting frame for a hammock, which can be readily folded into compact form, but which, when arranged for use will securely and safely -support the hammock proper, and cannot easily be disarranged by accident.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the hammock; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the frame in knocked-down or folded condition.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be clearly understood that the device comprises a supporting frame, and a hammock body or cradle which may be of any suitable type. This hammock body may be of conventional form or may be of special type, constructed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Serial No. 287,852.

from canvas or the like. I prefer to fashion the supporting framework of wood of suiiicient strength for the purpose, but, if so desired, light metal pieces may be used in place thereof. Certain of the details of construction shown for example herewith, form no part of the invention, and may be variedinv accordance with necessity or individual preference, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the supporting framework comprises similar pairs of uprights 10, movably joined near their upper ends by means of hinges 11. When the uprights are in operative position each pair is of inverted V-form, with the lower ends separated a substantial distance. The lower ends 12 of the uprights have the surface at an angle with the lengths of the uprights, so that they will rest flatly and firmly upon the ground. The contiguous faces of the uprights, at the upper ends, are so disposed as to rest in juxtaposition when the uprights are extended as shown. One of the uprights of each pair has pivoted thereto at one end, a brace 13. The opposite upright has a stud or projection 14 adapted to be engaged by a notch 15 of the brace, at the end.of the same remote from its pivotal connection to the other upright. The

purpose of this brace is to hold the uprights in operative position, as shown in Fig. 2, and also to act as a hanger for the hammock body. To carry out the latter purpose, each brace has near its middle a downwardly extending hook 16 which engages a suitable eyelet or the like of the hammock body 17, so that the latter may be suspended between the uprights.

The pairs of uprights, near their lower ends, are connected by two longitudinal members 1S pivoted at their ends in any suitable manner to the uprights. Each member 18 is centrally divided and the two parts thereof are connected by a hinge 19. Similar longitudinal members 20 are arranged at the sides of the uprights, below the members 18, and, like the latter, are centrally divided and have their separate parts connected by a hinge 21. The members 20 are offset from the uprights by means of spacers 22 which approximate in thickness the thickness of the members 18.

When the hammock is arranged for use the uprights of the longitudinal members are positioned as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

As a result, the framework as a Whole is rigid and cannot easily be knocked down by accident. When the device is to be transported or moved, the hammock body 17 is unhooked from the hangers, and the braces 13 are released from the studs. This permits the uprights of each pair to be swung into juxtaposition as shown in Fig. 3. The longitudinal members 18 and 2O are then folded upwardly, and assume the positions shown in Fig. 3. Owing to the offsetting of the members 20 the same can extend over and rest closely against the members 18.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A iframe for supporting a hammock, comprising two pairs of uprights, the uprights of each pair being hinged together at their upper ends to told one upon the other` braces connecting the hinged uprights together and having means from which a hammock is adapted to be suspended, each brace being pivoted at one end to one of the uprights and having its other end in detachable engagement with the other upright, and a pair of braces connecting the uprights of the pairs on each side, the braces being formed of two sections hinged together and pivoted to the uprights so as to fold upwardly on the uprights one upon the other.

2. A hammock frame consisting of pairs of uprights hingedly connected at their upper ends, a releasable brace connecting the uprights o1E each pair, said braces being provided with means for supporting a hammock therefrom, a pair of longitudinal members pivotally connecting said uprights and each consisting of two parts hingedly connected, a second pair of longitudinal members pivotally connecting said pairs of uprights and offset therefrom, said second pair or' longitudinal members each consisting of two parts hingedly connected.

3. A hammock frame, comprising pairs of uprights, the uprights of each pair being hinged together at their upper ends to fold one upon the other, a releasable brace connecting the uprights of each pair, a sec- MOR-IHS DEMLINGER. 

